- cancerwort
- can·cer·wort
English syllables. 2014.
cancerwort
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cancerwort — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌwərt, ˌȯ noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps so called from a belief in folk medicine that it was effective against cancer : either of two European plants (Kickxia spuria and K. elatine) of the family Scrophulariaceae … Useful english dictionary
Kickxia — Taxobox name = Kickxia image width = 250px image caption = Kickxia elatine regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Plantaginaceae genus = Kickxia genus authority = Dumort. subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
Wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… … Wikipedia
Kickxia elatine — Taxobox name = Kickxia elatine image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Scrophulariaceae genus = Kickxia species = K. elatine binomial = Kickxia elatine binomial authority = (L … Wikipedia
Kickxia spuria — Taxobox name = Kickxia spuria image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Plantaginaceae genus = Kickxia species = K. spuria binomial = Kickxia spuria binomial authority = (L.)… … Wikipedia
List of wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… … Wikipedia
Kickxia Dumort. — Symbol KICKX Common Name cancerwort Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae … Scientific plant list
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. — Symbol KIEL Common Name sharpleaf cancerwort Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae … Scientific plant list
Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. — Symbol KIEL Common Name sharpleaf cancerwort Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae … Scientific plant list
Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. — Symbol KISP Common Name roundleaf cancerwort Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae … Scientific plant list
